Comparative Evaluation of the Impact of Subacute Exposure of Smokeless Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke on Rat Testis

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Effects of 30-day daily exposure to cigarette smoke (tobacco smoke, TS), smokeless tobacco (ST), and nicotine on sperm motility, count, and morphology in prepubertal ((a), (b), and (c)) and adult rats ((d), (e), and (f)). Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (). compared to control; compared to control; compared to TS-1 stick; compared to NC-1 mg/kg; compared to TS-1 stick and NC-1 mg/kg; compared to NC-1 mg/kg.

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